Carnelian
Carnelian (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
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Browse basalt specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Carnelian
Carnelian (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2 + Fe3+)
Epidote (Unakite-related)
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silica, SiO2)
Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate / Sardonyx)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Blue Lace Agate (Banded Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Carnelian
Carnelian Chalcedony (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 + Fe4+ impurities)
Black Sapphire (Basaltic Blue Sapphire)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Eclogite
Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet Metamorphic Rock)
Greenstone / River Jadeite pebble
Metavolcanic rock / Chlorite or Actinolite-rich schist
Sunstone (Feldspar variety)
(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8 with Hematite or Goethite inclusions
Sunstone (Aventurine Feldspar)
(Ca,Na)((Al,Si)2Si2O8) with inclusions of Cu or Fe2O3
White Agate / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Sunstone
Oligoclase or Andesine (Feldspar Group), (Ca,Na)((Al,Si)4O8)
Banded Agate (Agate Slice)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony
Sapphire (Blue)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Greenstone / Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock
Peridot (Olivine)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria
Amethyst (Rose de France varieties or Amethystine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar Group) - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Sunstone (Feldspar)
Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Amethyst Geode Fragment
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Quartz matrix
Larimar
Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria
Lake Superior Agate
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chert (Lake Superior Agate variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (extrusive volcanic rock)
Carnelian (Red Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide
Agate Geode
Banded Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Quartz crystals
Olivine (Peridot in gem form)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite
Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Eye Agate (Sulemani Agate)
Banded Chalcedony (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide)
Carnelian Agate
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Lake Superior Agate
Banded Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)